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[Book Review] Boomsday by Christopher Buckley

Boomsday is a 2007 novel by Christopher Buckley, which is a political satire about the rivalry between squandering Baby Boomers and younger generations of Americans who do not want to pay high taxes for their elders’ retirement. The author of … Continue reading

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[Book Review] Uncle John’s 24 Karat Gold Bathroom Reader by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute

I picked up this brilliantly titled book, Uncle John’s 24 Karat Gold Bathroom Reader by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute (24th edition) at the library a few weeks ago. The book is part of a series of books called Uncle John’s Bathroom Readers. The … Continue reading

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[Movie Review] The Flowers of War (金陵十三钗)

The Flowers of War (金陵十三钗), is the latest big screen offering from international film auteur, Zhang Yimou (张艺谋). I missed the omy.sg preview screening on 19 March and wanted to kick myself in the butt for that. Thanks to the folks from Shaw, … Continue reading

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Lianhe Wanbao and omy.sg launch Fong Fei Fei commemorative multimedia e-book《告别凤飞飞》for free download worldwide

Plugging this for omy.sg and Lianhe Wanbao. The press releases in both English and Chinese are available below: Singapore, 8 March 2012 – The recent passing of renowned Taiwanese singer and TV host Fong Fei Fei early this year surprised … Continue reading

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高橋美起 (Takahashi Miki) 陪你來吃丼飯 Cookbook

Rachel and I bought this Chinese-translated Japanese cookbook,高橋美起陪你來吃丼飯 that boasts of many recipes for 30minutes, easy-to-cook, delicious meals. We tried whipping up a few items from the book for a quick meal. Needless to say, Rachel was the one who did … Continue reading

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